Elections

Tony Viessman, 74, of Rolla started "Rednecks for Obama" with Les
Spencer, 60, before Obama's July 30 stop in Rolla, and has traveled to
campaign events in Mississippi, Tennessee, Colorado and New York.

By 6:15 p.m., a line of Sen. Barack Obama supporters had already gathered along Conley
Avenue north of MU's Mel Carnahan Quadrangle. The line stretched from Hulston
Hall, which houses the MU law school, jogged east down University Avenue around Middlebush Hall and then south on Hitt Street.

Some candidates think Gov. Matt Blunt's 2005 Medicaid cuts need to be reversed. Others think that's unrealistic given the state's responsiblity to a balanced budget. Candidates for the state House and Senate outline their ideas for health-care reform in Missouri.

Days away from the election, a noticeable change has taken place in
presidential campaign strategy in Missouri. After months of candidates
appealing to the voting-befuddled, hard-to-reach undecided, they're
finally giving some love to their base supporters.

Kenny Hulshof, the Republican candidate for governor, began his career in politics when he was attending MU and took an internship in Washington, DC., Hulshof has gone on to serve as a special prosecutor and congressman, moving around from city to city, and he hopes that he will be leaving the District of Columbia soon for Jefferson City.

Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential nominee, will be in
Columbia on Thursday night. The Change We Need rally begins at 9:30 p.m. in the Mel Carnahan Quadrangle at MU. Gates open at 7:30 p.m.

The sales pitch has been made. Now it's time to close the deal for
thousands of presidential campaign volunteers who have been contacting
Missourians on behalf of Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John
McCain.